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By:  Veasey                                                       H.R. No. 228



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Five decades of marriage is truly a reason for 
celebration, and on June 25, 2006, Pastor Elbert Lee Bowman and 
Annette Ray Bowman of Fort Worth are observing their golden wedding 
anniversary; and
	WHEREAS, The couple first met in October 1951 at the 
Henderson County Memorial Hospital in Athens, where Pastor Bowman 
was hospitalized following an automobile accident; and
	WHEREAS, The courtship progressed as Pastor Bowman drove each 
weekend from his Fort Worth home to Athens, where his future wife 
lived, and on June 25, 1956, the couple wed; and
	WHEREAS, Pastor Bowman organized Greater Mount Tabor 
Christian Center in 1965, and continues as its senior minister 
today; the church offers a host of ministries designed to assist 
members of the congregation and the wider community, and Pastor and 
Mrs. Bowman have dedicated untold time and energy in behalf of their 
church; and
	WHEREAS, The proud parents of eight children, the Bowmans 
also have found the time and energy to be active community leaders 
as well as to travel extensively throughout the United States and 
Canada; and
	WHEREAS, Together, this dynamic couple have shared their 
faith and kindness with their family, their church, and citizens of 
the Fort Worth area, and their enduring marriage remains an 
inspiration to all who are fortunate enough to share in their lives; 
now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby warmly congratulate Pastor 
Elbert Lee "E. L." Bowman and Annette Ray Bowman on the joyous 
occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary and extend to them 
heartfelt best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for the couple as an expression of high regard by the Texas 
House of Representatives.